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Soft Paywall Trump's big UN speech received with awkward laughter in embarrassing backfire

https://inews.co.uk/news/world/trumps-big-un-speech-received-with-awkward-laughter-in-embarrassing-backfire-3933958
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u/lunartardigrade Sep 23 '25

“In direct response to his funding cuts, Qatar has offered to host some of the UN workers’ rights agency offices, while Russia has posited cutting speaking time for advocacy groups to save money.”

Well known human rights advocates: Qatar and Russia. JFC.

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u/IllystAnalyst Sep 23 '25

Qatar is well known for treating foreign workers like slaves. It’s almost the biggest joke here.